Obiang, a 23-year-old defensive midfielder, has been in impressive form in Serie A this season, starting 32 league matches for Sampdoria over the course of the campaign.

His displays saw the Hammers show a heavy interest towards the back end of the season, with previous reports by a Sky Sports Italia journalist suggesting that a €7.5 million deal to take him to Upton Park had been struck.

Such a deal, however, has so far failed to come to fruition, and fresh reports now suggest the East Londoners’ bid to sign him could become a little more complicated.

“President Ferrero will travel to London along with Vigorelli tomorrow to meet with West Ham to discuss a swap deal involving midfielder Obiang and Enner Valencia,” Sky Sports Italia state.

Enner Valencia joined the Hammers from Mexican outfit Pachuca last summer, experiencing a fine debut Premier League campaign and attracting the attention of champions Chelsea, as per the Metro.

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